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The depths-plumbing platformer sees a low-fi kid with gunshoes venturing down a well to find fame and fortune, blasting monsters while collecting weapons, items, and cash. The premise caught the eye of those nice Devolver Digital folks, who’ve helped solo developer Moppin to a PC release. That’s out now, priced at only £2.

That’s it. Down you go, jumping around, blasting monsters with your boots that (obviously) shoot downwards, collecting treasure, visiting shops, and getting fancier boots and items. Each visit down the well is procedurally-generated, so if you die you’ll have a whole new adventure.

Sound aside, it’s the work of lone developer Ojiro ‘Moppin’ Fumoto. Cara Ellison, friend of RPS and flatmate of me, hung with him when her game dev globetrotting took her to Tokyo, which makes for interesting reading. He was in his final year of university, working on Downwell in his spare time, when Devolver Digital saw it and wrote a cheque. And here we are today.

Downwell is out on Windows through Steam for £1.99. Have a launch trailer:

9 Comments

Picked it up earlier and played for a bit. It plays just like it looks, which is to say, you drop down a well and shoot things with your boots. It’s solid fun, with pallette and mode unlocks, and after the first few stages can get nice and difficult.

Yeah, I’ve been playing this for a bit now and I’d recommend checking it out. It’s holistically crunchy and quite fun and moreish lil’ game! Has a really great feel to it. Might not have legs (boots) for extended playing, but it’s definitively worth the price.

Just played it for a bit. It’s really, really good and just the moment-to-moment gameplay is extremely satisfying. The controls are tight, each weapon feels chunky and powerful and it’s also really hard.
It might not be a game that keeps you playing for hours and hours, but you can cram quite a few attempts into a rather short break.
For three bucks, it’s an absolute steal.